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10-12-2009, 07:56 PM
Any back to my issue. I hooked up my macbook pro 13" with Snow Leopard i figured out how to use the dual screens but only sound i could get was from the mac not the TV. I must be missing a setting somewhere. Please help. THanks in advance. |
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10-12-2009, 08:16 PM
The search feature is your friend. Good luck and I hope this helps |
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10-12-2009, 08:37 PM
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I found my answer on Monoprice.com webpage under the reviews of the product i bought. I may be new to this forum but not forums, and not reading the question fully and jumping to conclusions is not helpful, and yes we all know google, but sometimes you get a better faster answer from knowledgeable, helpful people on forums, that is what they are for. But i guess i found my own answer no thanks to the first poster. I hope this forum is helpful in the future. |
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10-12-2009, 08:57 PM
For those in the future that see this. Here is more info, since we get a lot of these. The following video ports on your Mac, or any other PC you may have, do not carry sound and will never carry sound. VGA mini-VGA DVI mini-DVI A cable with any of the above as a part of its name also do not and will never carry sound. Connecting a HDMI cable (that can carry your sound) to one of these ports does not somehow magically enable it to carry sound. The following ports on your computer: DisplayPort mini-displayport According to the specification have the capability of carrying audio/video like HDMI. However, as of the date of this post, the audio portion has not been implemented on any computers that I have seen. So, you're still out of luck here. Those that have begun using this port include Apple, Dell, Asus and others. So, this means you still need a separate audio cable to get the audio to your TV or AV receiver. One option for those with the mini-displayport is the following cable to combine audio and video from your Mac into HDMI. For only $33.60 each when QTY 50+ purchased - Mini Displayport Male and USB Male Audio to HDMI Female Converting Adapter | Mini DisplayPort to HDMI / DVI / VGA Adapter finsup: if you have a link for the mini-dvi/usb to HDMI, that would be a help for others also. I cannot be held responsible for the things that come out of my mouth. In the Windows world, most everything folks don't understand is called a virus. Place your vote for our Member of the Month Last edited by bobtomay; 10-12-2009 at 09:14 PM. |
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10-12-2009, 09:06 PM
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10-12-2009, 09:18 PM
Need to finish it, but things keep changing so fast - like that new cable from Kanex and now monoprice. I cannot be held responsible for the things that come out of my mouth. In the Windows world, most everything folks don't understand is called a virus. Place your vote for our Member of the Month |
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08-21-2010, 08:07 PM
VGA mini-VGA DVI mini-DVI A cable with any of the above as a part of its name also do not and will never carry sound." Hi I'm kind of new in this forum things, so I didn't get the quote thing to work properly. Anyway, I was seaching arround for the best solution to hook up my new MacBook Pro to my HDTV when I came over this thread. I know it is a bit of the case, but when I kept on seaching, I came over this little feller: The Kanex iAdapt HDMI V2 I was just wondering, since you, bobtomay, seems to know alot about this DVI and mini-DVI stuff, and I don't, if this is the bomb, or if it's just a bomb? Is it possible that a mini-DVI port, that not and never will cary sound, now do? Best regards Last edited by bobtomay; 08-21-2010 at 08:16 PM. Reason: masked words |
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08-21-2010, 08:37 PM
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That adapter you have linked to is for a "mini displayport", not "mini-DVI". They are not the same thing. Hence it's name: "mini displayport to HDMI adapter". Yes, the adapter you have linked to will carry audio - if - it's connected to a port that supports audio. As I noted in the second half of the above post - that the displayport specification provides for passing audio, there are indeed some computers out since that post was made that do indeed pass audio and video through their displayport or "dp" / mini displayport or "mdp". Whether your Mac has the ability to carry audio or if it even has a mdp on it, I don't have a clue. You will need to provide more info than "my new MacBook Pro". Sorry, but I've had folks tell me they have a "new MacBook Pro" when the model they just bought was 1-2 years old. So, if you would like a specific recommendation for adapter/cabling for your Mac, or even if the adapter you have linked to will work with your Mac, you must provide the info requested in the following thread: Connecting your Mac to your TV I cannot be held responsible for the things that come out of my mouth. In the Windows world, most everything folks don't understand is called a virus. Place your vote for our Member of the Month Last edited by bobtomay; 08-21-2010 at 08:44 PM. |
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03-22-2012, 06:50 PM
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I have a macbook 4,1 "edition". Will the cable you suggested above work on my computer to connect to a yamaha receiver with hdmi, or do i have to use separate cables for video and audio. thanks |
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